RFPs: Green Hydrogen as a Sustainable Energy Source

Aims

• This study aims to leverage satellite communication (SatCom), satellite Earth observation (SatEO), and satellite navigation (SatNav) to support green hydrogen production, storage, and distribution.

Focus Areas

• The focus is on evaluating practical applications of green hydrogen across multiple sectors, including:
  • Energy
  • Transportation
  • Maritime
  • Smart cities

Funding Information

• ESA will co-fund 80% of the acceptable cost, up to €200K, per awarded study.
• They offer funding and support to companies, both for business case assessment and for the development of new, space-based services. Their offer includes:
  • technical and commercial guidance
  • access to their network and partners
  • ESA brand credibility

What they look for?

• They look for promising business ideas which address topics of relevance or related areas that include:
  • attractive market opportunities, identified customer needs and customer engagement
  • commercially viable service concepts
  • technically feasible solutions
  • added value of space data or technology
  • motivated teams with business, technical, and financial expertise

Eligibility Criteria

• This opportunity is open to companies that intend to develop space-enabled services and products related, but not restricted, to the topics of relevance outlined above.
• To be eligible for funding, your team must be based in one of the following countries:
  • Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
• Teams can involve non-European entities, but their contribution to the activity cannot be funded by ESA. Authorisation of Funding letters from the corresponding National Delegations are required as part of the application.

For more information, visit ESA Space Solutions.